Alaska · Census place 36540
Kachemak city, AK
Quick answer
Kachemak city has 835 residents, ranking #86 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $71,125, the median home is worth $404,300 and median gross rent runs $1,120 a month.
- Population
- 835Kachemak city residents
- Median household income
- $71,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $404,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,120Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kachemak city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kachemak city median would spend about 18.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.4% of residents and 76.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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